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Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot is a american film directed by George Seaton released in USA on 29 march 1957 with Jack Lord
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)
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Add to a movie listWilliamsburg: the Story of a Patriot, an orientation film produced by Paramount Pictures and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in 1957, has the distinction of being the longest-running motion picture in history, having been shown continually in the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center for over five decades. On September 20, 2002, it was seen by the 30 millionth viewer.
Actors
Jack Lord
(John Fry)
Leora Dana
(Anne Fry)
Karin Wolfe
(Caroline Fry)
Bob Carroll
(Patrick Henry)
Francis Compton
(George Wythe)
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